"Had a blast dancing at radio city to TV on the Radio. They did their thing!" - gmdizzy

"Tv on the radio, good show , sound is distorted to all hell though" - Winslow

"TV on the Radio at Radio City Music Hall, they sound awesome" - Michael Krisher

One night after a smaller home-borough show on the date of their new album and film release at Music Hall of Williamsburg, TV on the Radio took over the magnificent Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan (last night, 4/13). Light Asylum opened the show. We don't have pictures of them, but more of the headliners with their setlist, below...

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TV on the Radio Concert at Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA
Setlist on April 13, 2011
Young Liars
The Wrong Way
Caffeinated Consciousness
Dancing Choose
You
Blues From Down
Will Do
Province
Crying
Staring at the Sun
Repetition
Wolf Like Me

Comments (101)

Good, high-energy show, but the sound (at least from the center of the tenth row) had almost no low-end and was rather muddy. It sounded better toward the back.

Radio City is a cool space but not a good rock venue. The speakers are hung from the rafters so if you are too close, the sound is above you. The sound is better to the rear, but you feel really far away.

awful awful show, but I can't say it was all the band's fault. (except the set list). I couldn't hear anything, and the lighting looks cool in the pictures, but in reality you couldn't see a fucking thing. Radio City IS a great sounding room, but not if you're sound/lighting guys are used to Music Hall of Williamsburg type places. I hope TVOTR will get honest feed back about this show, and make changes to their crew personnel. a huge miff last night. opportunity lost.

Show was good. Setlist was good. Sound could have been better at times but was decent.

Shame about the pedals getting knocked over. But the band bounced back nicely from it.

Double shame about all the lame-os in the crowd. There was a 50+ year old woman near me dancing it up and yet the twentysomething hipsters failed to uncross their arms. I suppose that's what you get with a Brooklyn-based band. That and hummus.

Really like TVOTR. Sound was brutal. The person who hopes they take some feedback here was dead on. Also, the fast version of Staring at the Sun does the song no justice. Maybe it used to be novel and a surprise or maybe it was used to make up for a lack of faster material in the past, but they ought to revert.

Last two shows I saw at RCMH were Interpol and Spoon, and both sounded amazing, so if there were sound problems, it clearly was with TVOTR's crew, not the venue! Nothing against TVOTR, wish I could've gone to the show, but you CAN sound great at Radio City...

calm down, it wasn't an "awful" show, just odd that they didn't play some of the songs that got them such a big following. obviously have to promote the new stuff, but this was their first major NYC venue, and it just either wasn't fully thought out, or there was a problem with some of the way those songs were sounding live without Gerard Smith. (method on the band's setlist but never played at the williamsburg show, after all--very strange).

I'll preface this by saying I don't really know their music but a friend had an extra ticket. we were in orchestra LL on the right side ($26 on stubhub btw) and the sound was really muddy. Could barely make out any vocals. Also it seemed like a very short set list. but the crowd was into it and there seemed to be less douchebags the normal at radio city.

This was a huge disappointment of a show, but I feel that it had nothing to do with the band, as they were great. The crowd was lame. I was around row S and the sound was great, but looking at the crowd in front of me I saw no one moving.

First time seeing TVOTR indoors (Bonnaroo '09). Sat all the way to the left in row EE and I agree w/ some of the complaints listed above on the sound, BUT my major issue was the crowd. Not sure what the energy was at MHOW but christ it's a concert not a funeral. Surprised to see so many older people who seemed to be into it more than the "hipsters". Good show, not great. Seatgeek/Stubhub really was the way to go this time around. 30 bucks for 5 rows away.

"yeah and all 6,000 people stayed for the the encore. what does that tell you?"

Well the show was not sold out. Not by a long shot so the first thing the statement tells me is that you are an over hyping know nothing jackass. The second thing it tells me is to take anything you say and dismiss it immediately.

Band plays short show, sound is spotty at best, and they look like they just rolled out of bed. That's fine if you're playing shithole clubs for a $5 cover, but you'd think a band that's worked their way up to a headline gig at Radio City Music Hall would be proud to be there and make a little more effort to put on a better show.

Coulda been a better setlist, but as for the sound, I've seen them inside, small venues, and now radio city and every time you could hardly make out the vocals and it was more like a wall of sound. Not necessarily bad. They rocked. Shoulda played more. Could have been epic. I don't like dancing, doesn't mean i wasn't going nuts on the inside with enjoyment. Why do i have to outwardly express it to all you dancing fools.

disappointing show. i thought the encore was going to be a second set. i never think that but i was so disappointed with the first that i figured they would make up for it. they weren't ready for this venue.

The band's first EP, and first album were fantastic.
When they used to play at the Stinger in Williamsburg they were fantastic. A phenomenon. There were many problems last night: Gerard was not there that must of been on there mind. Strangely they did not even mention him ? When Tunde's mike, siren, electronics fell over that was a bit sad.... They lost whatever groove they may of had . Jaleel get back on that drum kit ! The new guy on drums felt like a hired hand doing a job (poorly).
Kyp and Tunde were a million miles away from each other both physically/musically. Dave has had so much smoke blown up his ass that I am not sure if he cares. A classic rock star trajectory. He looked like he was ready to paint a house. This is Radio City Music Hall. Show some respect (for yourself). The dude moved to LA... you know LA.... They were much better when you could find them at The Verb mid afternoon.... before Williamsburg was destroyed. They played for like 50 minutes last night. If they had come out and played with heart after the encore the night could of been saved. They used to be king. My solution ..... Friend Catch an Arcade Fire Show. Every time the curtain raises they put on a show ! They play as if it were an audition, with spirit, sincerity, and love.

I just had this weird dream that TV on the Radio were on The letterman show, and they were doing a ballad and there was this weird dance performance going on in front of them. Weird.... Back to sleep....

Seriously agree with previous poster/s: TVOTR, take the advice: Fire your sound and lighting crew. Godawful sounding on the first row of the first mezzanine. Couldn't hear or see anything. You would never know any of TVOTR's song had actual lyrics, it was just a wall of overloud, distorted mess. As much as they jacked around with the equipment all night, they had to know this. And it's not Radio City's fault; I saw Leonard Cohen in that space and it was like a religious experience, completely out of this world.

Radio City is a sacred shrine to the arts. TV on the Radio desecrated it. For starters show a little respect to your friend Gerard.
Have a moment of silence. Mention his name .....Do something; ANYTHING. Not acknowledging him was shameful. Sad. The king has no clothes. They have expired both musically and spiritually just like Williamsburg.

The setlist was fine to me, I was happy as a clam that they played both Blues from Down Here and Staring at the Sun. I'm surprised no one's commented on how by the end of the show you could barely see the stage from the balcony from all the weeeeeed.